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French ship Richelieu

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Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, considered to be one of the founders of the French Navy.

Ships

  • French ironclad Richelieu (1873), a central battery ironclad.[1][note 1]
  • French patrol boat Richelieu (1915), an auxiliary patrol boat.[1]
  • French battleship Richelieu (1939), a fast battleship.[1]
  • French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was originally to have been named Richelieu.[1][2][3]
  • French aircraft carrier PA2 (now cancelled) would potentially have been named Richelieu.[4]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ In French Navy parlance, an "armoured frigate" ("frégate cuirassée").

References

  1. ^ a b c d Roche, vol.2, p.423
  2. ^ Roche, vol.2, p.128
  3. ^ "Nom du futur porte-avions nucléaire - Sénat". www.senat.fr. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-27.

Bibliography

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 423. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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